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Tue, 13 Dec 2016
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Disability Allowance Payments
Martin Kenny
273. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will prioritise the case of a person (details supplied) in order that they will receive payment in time for Christmas. [39393/16]
Tue, 13 Dec 2016
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Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
Martin Kenny
280. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection if an appeal for a jobseeker's allowance will be prioritised for a person (detail supplied); and if a decision will issue before Christmas 2016. [39445/16]
Wed, 30 Nov 2016
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Basic Payment Scheme Administration
Martin Kenny
2. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for the restoration of the national reserve for entitlements under the basic payments scheme for farmers, with particular reference to new entrants to farming, returning emigrants, farmers under 40 years of age who were not farming in reference years and old young farmers. [37869/16]
Wed, 30 Nov 2016
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Agriculture Scheme Eligibility
Martin Kenny
13. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for the inclusion of young farmers that are new entrants to farming in the animal welfare sheep scheme as the payments are based on average ewe numbers possessed in 2014 and 2015; and when, in the case of an entrant to farming in 2016, they will be included in such a scheme. [37722/16]
Wed, 30 Nov 2016
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Agriculture Scheme Payments
Martin Kenny
15. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether, with the advent of digital mapping, that to penalise farmers for overclaims, which were not deemed to be overclaims in the past, by freezing their whole payment and not just the portion in question, is harsh at a time when many farmers are facing a cash crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37694/16]
Wed, 30 Nov 2016
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Commonage Framework Plans
Martin Kenny
17. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason, under the GLAS scheme, common framework plan, farmers within GLAS are now expected to inform on their non-GLAS commonage neighbours with regard to stocking density or be penalised. [37695/16]
Wed, 30 Nov 2016
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Dairy Sector
Martin Kenny
20. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to deal with the forthcoming increase in stock in the dairy sector and its inevitable impact on the beef market. [37696/16]
Wed, 30 Nov 2016
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Live Exports
Martin Kenny
36. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to remove trade barriers to the live trade to Northern Ireland and Britain in the context of Brexit. [37697/16]
Tue, 22 Nov 2016
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Basic Payment Scheme Administration
Martin Kenny
499. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number and value of basic payment scheme entitlements transferred in 2016 in a number of categories (details supplied), by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35902/16]
Tue, 22 Nov 2016
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Bus Services
Martin Kenny
547. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to upgrade the bus service between Rosses Point and Strandhill, County Sligo and the Sligo town service which is in need of an extension of its timetable and greater frequency of service for growing population of Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36243/16]
Tue, 15 Nov 2016
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Commonage Land Use
Martin Kenny
633. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the Commonage Implementation Committee last met. [34494/16]
Tue, 15 Nov 2016
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Appointments to State Boards
Martin Kenny
634. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a new chairperson will be appointed to the Commonage Implementation Committee. [34495/16]
Tue, 8 Nov 2016
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Health Services Staff
Martin Kenny
303. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if the vacancies in the south Leitrim early intervention team have been filled; and if not, when he expects to have the south Leitrim early intervention team fully staffed. [33320/16]
Tue, 8 Nov 2016
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Health Services Staff
Martin Kenny
304. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if cover was provided earlier in 2016 while a person (details supplied) was on maternity leave. [33321/16]
Tue, 8 Nov 2016
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Speech and Language Therapy
Martin Kenny
305. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he will consider approving the recruitment of an additional speech therapist to the Ballyshannon health centre (details supplied). [33322/16]
Wed, 2 Nov 2016
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Garda Operations
Martin Kenny
57. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of fishing vessels that were raided by various Departments and agencies and the port in which they were berthed on 5 October 2016 and for an unknown number of days thereafter. [32570/16]
Wed, 2 Nov 2016
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Garda Operations
Martin Kenny
58. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of undocumented fishermen that were identified on fishing vessels which were raided by various Departments and agencies on 5 October 2016 and for an unknown number of days thereafter. [32571/16]
Wed, 2 Nov 2016
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Garda Operations
Martin Kenny
59. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the planned follow-up actions she will take with regard to the employers concerned and the undocumented fishermen identified during raids on 5 October 2016 and for an unknown number of days thereafter. [32572/16]
Wed, 2 Nov 2016
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Garda Operations
Martin Kenny
60. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason that when fishing vessels were raided on 5 October 2016 by various Departments and agencies it was necessary to involve armed gardaí and dogs in the searches. [32573/16]
Wed, 2 Nov 2016
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Garda Operations
Martin Kenny
61. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason it was necessary to seal off the harbours at Castletownbere and Howth during raids on fishing vessels on 5 October 2016, and for an unknown number of days thereafter, by various Departments and agencies. [32574/16]